Meanings
dari1
- archaicuncountableSynonym of sorghum.
I regard canary seed or dari as much superior to chicken grits[…]
1901 June 21, “Rearing Chickens in the Spring”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 6, page 2461 more example
Foods, like locust-beans, or rice-meal, or dari-grain (a species of sorghum), which contain less than 8 or 9 per cent. of albuminoids, are too poor in nitrogenous substances to suit the requirements of the animal.
1876, Augustus Voelcker, “On the Theoretical and Practical Value of Purchased Food, and of its Residue as Manure”, in Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (second series), volume 12, page 213Synonyms: sorghum
Dari2
- The variety of the Persian language that is chiefly used in Afghanistan, contrasted with varieties spoken elsewhere such as Iranian Persian or Tajik.
Synonyms: Afghan Persian
- historicaluncommonA variety of Middle Persian which served as the court language of the late Sasanian Empire.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of sorghum.
proper nounThe variety of the Persian language that is chiefly used in Afghanistan, contrasted with varieties spoken elsewhere such as Iranian Persian or Tajik.
proper nounA language primarily spoken in the Yazd and Kerman areas of Iran.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
dari · noun
Compare Ottoman Turkish داری (modern Turkish darı) and Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).
Full word history & related roots →Dari · proper noun
- Classical Persianدَرِی“Persian (language); courtly”
- EnglishDari
Borrowed from Classical Persian دَرِی (darī, “Persian (language); courtly”), of disputed origin, probably from دَرْبَار (darbār, “royal court”). The term was adopted by the government of Afghanistan in 1964 as the official name of the varieties of Persian spoken in the country, which has become the most common usage of the term since.
More words from Classical Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دَرِيَّة, دَرِيّ
- دَرِيَّة (dariyya)variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- دَرِيّ (dariyy)variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- دَرِيَّة (dariyya)variety of Middle Persian
- دَرِيّ (dariyy)variety of Middle Persian
Catalan dari
- darivariety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
Chinese Mandarin 達利語 /达利语, 達里語 /达里语
- 達利語 /达利语 (Dálìyǔ)variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- 達里語 /达里语 (Dálǐyǔ)variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- 達利語 /达利语 (Dálìyǔ)variety of Middle Persian
- 達里語 /达里语 (Dálǐyǔ)variety of Middle Persian
Czech darí, afghánská perština
- darívariety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- afghánská perštinavariety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
Finnish dari, dari
- darivariety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- darivariety of Middle Persian
French dari, dari
- darivariety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- darivariety of Middle Persian
German Dari, Dari
- Darivariety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- Darivariety of Middle Persian
Greek νταρί
- νταρί (ntarí)variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
Hebrew דארי
- דארי (dari)variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
Hindi दरी, दरी फ़ारसी
- दरी (darī)variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- दरी फ़ारसी (darī fārsī)variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- दरी (darī)variety of Middle Persian
Irish Dairis
- Dairisvariety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
Italian dari
- darivariety of Middle Persian
Japanese ダリー語, ダリー語
- ダリー語 (darīgo)variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- ダリー語 (darīgo)variety of Middle Persian
Korean 다리어, 다리어
- 다리어 (darieo)variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- 다리어 (darieo)variety of Middle Persian
Polish dari, dari
- darivariety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- darivariety of Middle Persian
Portuguese dari, dari
- darivariety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- darivariety of Middle Persian
Russian дари́, дари́
- дари́ (darí)variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- дари́ (darí)variety of Middle Persian
Spanish dari, dari
- darivariety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- darivariety of Middle Persian
Swedish dari
- darivariety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
Turkish Derice
- Dericevariety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
Ukrainian дарі́
- дарі́ (darí)variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
Urdu دَری, دَری
- دَری (darī)variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan
- دَری (darī)variety of Middle Persian
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
dari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dari
“dari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dari. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dari,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dari.
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